The higher growth rate in Bangladesh is not miracle or unexpected. It is output of the incomplete state-infrastructure institutions by the author since 1982. The implemented major initiatives of Basic Democratic Institutions in Bangladesh of the authors are:

o Up gradation of Thanas into Sub-Districts (Upozelas);
o Up gradation of Sub-Districts Thanas into Districts;
o Dividation of Bangladesh into 9 Divisions (2 remains);
o Dividation of Village-Union area into 9 Wards (Pollies);
o District Councils including 3 Hill Tracts Districts;
o Organization of 9 Regional Cantonments (2 remains);
o Income-Tax Structure from 0%-50% to 0%-25%;
o Minister as Chief Executive of the Ministry;
o Introduction of Old age Pension;
o Women MPs proportionate to Elected Party MPs;;
o Appellate Division's Judges to 11 in two stages;
o Islam as State Religion having Equal Rights-Status of All
Religions.
o Addition of the 7th March’s Speech & Proclamations of
Independence, etc. as special schedule to the Constitution;

 Bangladesh severely needs BICAMERAL PARLIAMENT (BP) as like as Japan-France-US states. The Second House shall be organized by 2 (two) direct Representatives from each District as like as USA, France, Russia. The present Parliament shall remain as First House.

 If we organize BICAMERAL PARLIAMENT, we may also find out an Interim Parliamentary Care Taker Government (CTG) with 5 members from Last Govt.’s front, 5 members from Last Opposition front and 5 members from non-partisan elite people.

 The chief adviser shall be from non-partisan elite people. This Interim PCTG would be in accordance with the article 7(1) of the Constitution as well as in-between opinions of AL & BNP. Our Autocratic run of Government, Conflicting Politics of 40 yrs. & political crash shall END permanently. (http://new.ittefaq.com.bd/news/view/82641/2012-03-14/19)

Thank you Economist for such an informative video on Bangladesh,where I was born,get my basic education and able to polish my skills. Improvements in the life of ordinary people is a real achievement.God bless Bangladesh and its ordinary people.

As a Bengali, living on the other side of the border and with roots in erstwhile East Bengal, I have always felt a keen attachment with Bangladesh. It has always been the home, I have never been to.
The video in Economist is a pleasant surprise.But I must also confess, that this is only the beginning. Bangladesh has at it's heart, the liberal, secular, socially conscious ideas of nation building, which are common to the Bengali intellect. I wish them well.

One can find find and justify enough points to criticize but would appreciate the resilence and hard work the common people are putting in in the fields, factories inside and outside the country to change the lot. We are grateful to The Economist for highlighting the achievement.

There are indicators of economic growth in Bangladesh. There are lots of deceptions and misinterpretations in those. Millions of farmers and low income people are treated as economic slaves still even worse to many extents than in Pakistan period. They are exploited by the coterie policy makers and political business groups. There is hardly any reflection on what and how they are producing and how much they reap out of it. The subsidies and incentives are eaten out by the brokers and interest groups. The safety net funds also enter the stomach of the omnivorous animals (politicians and bureaucrats). The consecutive governments can raise taxes, bill rates, and fares two times or three times or whatever they like without notice and attention to those millions. The economy is being manipulated by the powerful and is a tool to exploit the commoners. The ruling forces have coercive tools to hush the voices of the millions and suppress the indicators of economic exploitations and rights violations. This is an economy which is mercilessly embezzled by the powerful and concealed by the government ministers. As the poor are just deliberately missled out in the economy, it is fabricated as vibrant.

An impressive video that does justice to what has gone right with Bangladesh. And it is not little for an overpopulated huge flood plain whose natural challenges are permanently as demanding as those posed by man.
I have been pleasantly surprised by improvements reported here not least because they were achieved despite overwhelming multiple odds the country has faced since birth in 1971.
Empowering women as agents for economic and social change seems to have been the root cause of gains made.
In a Muslim society this strikes as even more relevant.
It does show that countries need to tackle their problems with ingenuity and inborn/inbred solutions.
Despite grinding poverty afflicting the vast majority, there are pointers turned firmly upwards Bangladeshis can genuinely feel proud of.

Well done Economist! Interesting to see how great an impact women are having. The video mentions that women spend money differently by investing in food and better care for their children. They are the most powerful agents of change.

This report focus on some impressive achievement of Bangladesh. However, i am opine that the video was not perfect to draw its conclusion.. In the beginning, i would like to mention about family planning . I acknowledge, government did some some work to control the birth rate. Conversely, we should not forget there are some other factors as well which help to the control birth rate. For example, now Bangladeshi people are more concern about small family. The reasons could be influence from neighborhood, high living cost, women are concern about their child future, or their education. In addition, the speaker mentioned now women can can work in garments which was unthinkable one day. But the matter of fact how much wages we are paying to those hard working women. Is that barely enough to support their family., even though sometimes they work even 16/18 hours. The answer is shockingly no. Finally, i concede with the rest two points. The NGO and remittance are plying a tremendous role in Bangladesh economy.

'Muktijudder Purbapar: Kothopokathan' (Liberation War—the view from inside), an important book published in 2009 by 'Prothoma' in Bengali, was based on conversations, sponsored by 'Muktijuddha Gabeshana Kendra' as its oral history project on Bangladesh Liberation War 1971. The recording of the interaction was done in 2002. The three participants were insiders in the operations of the war in 1971, having specific areas of responsibilities. They are: (1) Air Vice Marshal (retired then Group Capt) AK Khandker, Deputy C-in-C of the Bangladesh Forces; (2) Muyeedul Hasan, a former journalist and affiliated to National Awami Party, who helped Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed on policy planning relating to strategic issues; and (3) Wing Cdr (retired) S. R. Mirza, Director General Youth Camps who died in 2012. Their recollections provide objective and frank narration of the situation, and also fascinating insight of other unknown areas of Bangladesh liberation war which was not done before. We are providing a condensed English translation by Mumtaz Iqbal of various chapters and we trust our readers will find it useful.

Thanks Bangladeshi for your comments. I am putting across some more information about the two famous ladies for the readers to note. You are welcome to contradict if its incorrect.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was captured by the Pakistani Occupation forces in Dhanmondi Residential Area, Road # 32 around midnight on 25th/26th March night and two of his sons Sheikh Kamal and Sheikh Jamal escaped. Our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and youngest brother Sheikh Russel got struck in their house and later on moved by the authority to another house in the same area. They have been looked after by the authority during the 9 month long liberation war fought by the heroic people of Bangladesh.

Major Zia was the second in command of a Pakistani detachment based in Chittagong. He along with majority of the other Banglalee Police, Para military Border forces and soldiers of the Army, etc revolted in protest of killings on 25th March 1971 by the Pakistani Occupation forces. The resistance was unorganized and there was no communication between these officers and forces. On 27th March 1971 revolting forces could take over the transmitter of the then Chittagong Radio and over that transmitter Major Zia claiming to be head of a provisional Government read out a declaration of Independence. Later on he had corrected the announcement to say he on behalf of our Great Leader Sheikh Mujib in making the announcement. Major Zia's first announcement was heard by many inside and outside the country and that helped invigorate the people to come out of the shock we were all in. Mrs.Zia and her two minor sons were picked up from a house in Sidhdheswari in Dhaka and during the 9 month long liberation war she was confined inside the Military garrison in Dhaka. In absence of their late father and late husband respectively the nation has bestowed enough respect and recognition on them and it is time they retire from politics and allow younger generations to take over the reign of the country. With 20th century mentality I am afraid they cant solve complex problems of 21st century. If they want the nation will provide them enough resources at home and abroad in recognition of their service to the nation.

160 million people are resilient people are prepared to face any situation as 70,000,000 of the then population fought the well armed Pakistani occupation forces to snatch their freedom. We have not forgotten Henry Kissinger's prognosis of Basket case country. Thank God he is still around swallowing his own shit. We are now facing the two quarrelsome ladies Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, both of whom had zero contribution in our liberation war. When we were fighting both of them were in the safe houses provided by the occupation forces. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib the founding father of Bangladesh had prepared the ground work of the new country and Major Zia whose clarion call on 27th March 1971 united a demoralized nation to get organized to resist the occupation forces will remain immortal for their contribution for the national cause. But it is a pity these two ladies have become sole inheritors to their late father and husband's legacy or estate as one may call. Only God knows when and how soon the nation will get rid of these two ladies?

This is truly laudable progress in the world's 8th most populous country. And as highlighed toward the end of the video, this owes no small part to the efforts of NGOs such as BRAC and GRAMEEN, who have at times operated in the face of government interference.

This also makes one wonder how much farther this country could have progressed were it not for the pervasive corruption and vicious political bickering.